Stash and stash managementhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/20.aspxAll things stash and how to organize it.enCommunityServer 2008.5 SP2 (Build: 40407.4157)Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/29248.aspxFri, 29 May 2009 21:19:52 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:29248ShelleyR0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/29248.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=29248<p>There was a really good discussion of fiber qualities in &quot;No Sheep for You&quot;, though of course it left out the hair fibers.&nbsp;</p>
<p>You can usually see what a fiber/yarn will act like &nbsp;in your LYS, they often do swatches of new yarn, so that you can see what it acts like.</p>
<p>there are still other concerns that aren&#39;t regularly addressed, and that is that alpaca is denser than wool, so it&#39;s warmer and doesn&#39;t have the stretch, so you wouldn&#39;t want a 100% alpaca cabled sweater, for example.</p>
<p>I know that one issue of IK in the last couple of years discussed fibers in depth, but can&#39;t recall which one, sorry, but if you have a collection, I believe that the topic is listed on the cover.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/27168.aspxFri, 17 Apr 2009 01:13:11 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:27168ZassZ0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/27168.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=27168<p>&nbsp;KathrynD,&nbsp; </p>
<p>Hi there &amp; giving some thought to your question, I would suggest calling a local yarn shop that carries the yarn you have in question (even if you can&#39;t get there in person) &amp; ask the questions you have about the yarn.&nbsp;&nbsp;If they carry the yarn brand, they will most usually know how it&nbsp;knits up or what type of article it would be good for and not good for use as.&nbsp; Then you could go ahead and order over internet with a little more confidence.&nbsp; Also, try to request a swatch or two so you can compare.&nbsp; Most stores will send to you in mail with no charge.&nbsp; </p>
<p>Then you won&#39;t be sad about wasting $$<img src="http://www.knittingdaily.com/emoticons/emotion-6.gif" alt="Sad" /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/15444.aspxThu, 05 Jun 2008 16:23:02 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:15444taknit0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/15444.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=15444<p>&nbsp;Tencel is a cellulose fiber similar to rayon, viscose and modal.&nbsp; It has wonderful drape and is supposed to be a good fabric for travel clothes because its not supposed to hold wrinkles for long.&nbsp; I have used Cascades Pima/Tencel to make crocheted summer hats and I would use and it is suggested to use it for form fitted summer tops like White Lies Design&#39;s Shapely Tank.&nbsp; I would also knit flowing skirts or sweaters with it. As far as stretchiness, I think it would depend on the yarn&#39;s constuction in addition to the fabric construction.&nbsp; The Pima/Tencel is a fully blended worsted weight and is not stretchy but the hats I&#39;ve made with it are a bit and hold their shape better than plain cotton would.&nbsp; A cabled or&nbsp;knitted tube&nbsp;yarn might be stretchier.</p>
<p>I often go to the manufacturer or distributor websites and read what they say about the yarn and look at any patterns they offer for the yarn.&nbsp; That usually gives me a good idea if I can&#39;t see the yarn in person.&nbsp; Sometimes looking at yarns with the same fiber content&nbsp;on different websites will give you a better idea of how to use it.</p>
<p>I hope this helps.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14691.aspxTue, 27 May 2008 11:39:35 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:14691Rebecca S0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14691.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=14691<p>&nbsp;I am a member of Ravelry!&nbsp; I haven&#39;t had time to use it much though.&nbsp; Great idea to swap the yarn.&nbsp; It is so pretty&nbsp; I am sure that someone would be able to find a use for it.</p>
<p>Thanks Mandy!</p>
<p>Rebecca</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14383.aspxSat, 24 May 2008 07:03:27 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:14383MandyH0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14383.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=14383<p>Hello Rebecca, if you are a member of Ravelry, you could always exchange the yarn for something else. Alternatively, are part of a knitting group? You could arrange a yarn swop. It could be fun to see what yarns your friends are also hiding away with no intention of using it.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14365.aspxSat, 24 May 2008 03:38:47 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:14365RisaF0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14365.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=14365<p>&nbsp;Katheryn, </p>
<p>Sometimes you can request a sample card from fiber/yarn sellers. I would definitely ask if you are unsure of what you might get. You don&#39;t want to waste precious money on something that sounds wonderful and isn&#39;t at all what you thought it would be. Good luck.</p>
<p>Risa</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14276.aspxFri, 23 May 2008 20:44:30 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:14276KathrynD0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14276.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=14276<p>&nbsp;Thanks, this is helpful.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14263.aspxFri, 23 May 2008 20:10:50 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:14263Rebecca S0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14263.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=14263<p>&nbsp;Hi Kathryn,</p>
<p>The tencel yarns I have used drape very well and are stretchy - but has good memory.&nbsp; I would definitely recommend buying it in person rather than over the internet.&nbsp;&nbsp;I have some tencel/alpaca blend that is quite soft, but very itchy - so much so that I have just pushed&nbsp;it to the back of my stash&nbsp;and have no idea what I will do with it!</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Fiberhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14239.aspxFri, 23 May 2008 19:32:02 GMT44ce05d4-61e0-4251-b9ba-686eafad3c9f:14239KathrynD0http://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/thread/14239.aspxhttp://www.knittingdaily.com/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=20&PostID=14239<p>&nbsp;With all the new yarns with new fibers or uncommon fibers, where can I go to get information about the particular properties of a specific fiber or mix of fibers.&nbsp; For example, I am looking at a cotton tencel yarn online, but I don&#39;t know what properties the blend will have.&nbsp; I have found information online that Tencel fabric has a good drape, but is it stretchy, not stretchy?&nbsp; </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>